How to remove the top cover on a riccar 1800 to change the fuse

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Try the thermal reset again. When you are using the vacuum and then turn it off, the motor is hot and there is no cooling airflow. If the vacuum is close to cutting out through overheating that lack of air will trip it. If you have digital multimeter, you can check the thermal switch for continuity.

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The belt has to go around the motor shaft then under the roller on the pivoting lever (it's called the hall sensor) then around the brush roll. It may be easier to remove the top cover of the nozzle housing by removing the 5 screws from the bottom of the vacuum.

heres a manual it should tell you how to do it :) http://media.riccar.com/manuals/8900_Series_Manual.pdf

You need to contact your local Riccar dealer. They are not available except from Riccar dealers.
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You have something wrong with your brush roll or you have damaged the fan. Remove the brush roll and belt and turn the vacuum back on, if the noise is gone it is likely something wrong with your brush roll, if the noise persists you probably have a broken fan. You have to remove the motor and fan housing after removing the top cover, unscrew the bolt holding the fan on and install a new fan (you can get one from any Riccar or Simplicity vacuum dealer)

Remove the bag door cover, remove the screws holding the cover over the switch and wires coming into the body of the vacuum. Remove two screws holding the cord in place, unhook the old cord and install the new one the same way the old on was

On a Radiance you will need to remove the screws going through the bottom of the vacuum nozzle housing which hold the cover on. Remove the cover and remove the screws holding the cover that goes from the brush roll to the lower motor. When you remove this cover tpyou will be able to see into the fan of the lower direct air motor to remove the obstruction. If it is in too far. You may have to pull the motorand open up the fan. This is not a hard thing to do but. If you have never done it, it can be a confusing job that may be best left to your Riccar dealer.

go here > http://www.riccar.com/ftp/whitepapers/1800_OwnersManual.pdf

Remove the filter cover by releasing the two latches. If it's been a long time since you've removed the cover it may be difficult to get the filter to release. The filter should be changed once per year for the average homeowner